mqtt2irsend

This is a simple code written to run on the same Pi running Kodi. It is intended to be used as a MQTT to IR controller, making use of a Raspberry Pi. I have always wanted to use a single Pi to do several things, so instead of having a standalone IR device, the same Pi can be used for IR control of IR devices. For this system, I make use of the OSMC Kodi instance

To install the system, run the following code

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
$ sudo apt-get install python3-venv

$ python3 -m venv mqtt2irsend
$ cd mqtt2irsend
/mqtt2irsend$ git clone https://github.com/Odianosen25/mqtt2irsend.git
/mqtt2irsend$ cd
$ source mqtt2irsend/bin/activate

$ cd mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend
/mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
/mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend$ nano mqtt2irsendconfig.yaml

#modify "mqtt2irsendconfig.yaml" with right parameters

/mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend$ deactivate

/mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend$ sudo cp mqtt2irsend.service /etc/systemd/system/mqtt2irsend.service

#modify "my-remote.conf" and add your own Lirc codes

/mqtt2irsend/mqtt2irsend$ sudo cp my-remote.conf /etc/lirc/my-remote.conf

#modify the service file and needed with right parameters if needed

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

$ sudo systemctl enable mqtt2irsend.service

Modify the mqtt2irsendconfig.yaml file, as that is used to connect to the MQTT broker.

In the config file, the DEVICE should be set to the device used to control the lirc interface in Kodi.

Sample code is as follows:

if using Home Assistant, the following can be used in the scipt:

lr_tv_power_on:
  alias: 'Living Room TV Power On'
  sequence:
    service: mqtt.publish
    data:
      topic: ir/kodi/remote/living_room
      payload: "{\"command\":\"send_once\", \"remote\":\"LG_TV\", \"codes\":\"POWER_ON\"}"

if using AppDaemon, the following can be used in the function

import mqttapi as mqtt
import json

class IRApp(mqtt.Mqtt):
 
    def initialize(self):
      data = {"command" : "send_once", "remote" : "LG_TV", "codes" : "POWER_ON"}
      self.mqtt_publish("ir/kodi/remote/living_room", json.dumps(data))

To send multiple IR codes at once, within the same remote, codes could be a list of the codes

If running this script on a Pi running a Kodi instance, ensure the remote is activated via the Kodi instance.